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every green lawyer killed in talk of. egypt sets out along the path to democracy gearing up for autumn's polls but there are warnings islamic radicals could take root in the existing vacuum. the year after the explosion at b.p.'s deepwater horizon rig spilled millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico those whose health has been wrecked are still fighting for help. as russian police keep a constant vigil to prevent terror attacks or town of course as we take a look at the day to day battle on the front lines. blood's oil prices they keep in their head that while gold and silver continues thirty new record highs but on its claim the rally isn't over come or join us in about twenty minutes time.
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around the world around the clock this is r.t. welcome to the program our top story now while the west may already be hailing the victory of democracy in egypt there are fears the sort of gracious maybe premature radical islamists linked to groups like the muslim brotherhood could steal a march in september's elections and reports the free vote in the autumn could see a much stricter regime take control. the more things change the more they stay the same certainly that's how it seems in egypt where the army is clearing qarase tahrir square of demonstrators to show everything's back to normal and they're not wrong after a month it's very much the same piece. pool in charge as before if it's
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a concern that they may have already the dictator they have agreed to take ship or deep concerns as to whether the reforms are going far enough whether the restrictions on the old military is still too great for true freedom to emerge in egypt and that is the debate this clearly polarizing society but without the army a power vacuum and poised to step into that vacuum the muslim brotherhood links to al-qaeda the brotherhood is understood to be multiplying and organizing from the mosques according to their spokesperson they expect to win seventy five percent of the electoral seat they contest in september's election son expect something more sinister there might be a deal. between the army and between the muslim brotherhood to share power and basically hijack the whole revolution this is the oldest and the best organized political movement in opposition and of course if the field is more or less been
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leveled now after mubarak has gone they have more chances than others who are not well organized back at the beginning of the year european leaders appear to adopt a hands off approach to supporting democracy in egypt. these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now for growth of freedom and democracy in egypt. but americans are now arriving in droves to exert their influence over the democratization process it's very worrying to see so many advisers from washington arrive in cairo and perhaps try and hijack the revolution for washington but we must always remember that egypt was a strategic lynchpin of washington foreign policy that all important. and the nile river basin so we'll see the forces aligned against the early leader that doesn't work in egypt washington will differ. but what if. the muslim brotherhood
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although the west has had some dealings with the brotherhood it acted very differently towards its roots organization hamas classified by some countries as a terrorist organization in two thousand and six how mass won a democratic election in the palestinian authority in response to middle east quartet impose severe sanctions according to the merriam webster dictionary the definition of democracy is government by the people but what will happen in european corridors of power if the people of egypt sees what's perceived abroad to be the role of governments the world awaits the results of september. your avatar t. . in the fierce fighting continues as the un warms and sending military escorts to protect aid shipments could put its humanitarian work in the country risk comes as the u.k. france italy are set to dispatch teams to advise rebels on the ground and he worked
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. out a coalition. invasion. that resolution was designed to authorize the beginning of military operations against libya but the real goal from the beginning has been to topple the regime they never say we're going in to take oil that would not be a very popular cause they have to give the mission some sort of noble cause in this case protecting civilians in other cases protecting democracy or freedom or stopping terrorism i think a lot of people see through this in the american people by the way they see the war in afghanistan ten years in the war in iraq eight years in another war in a muslim country the american people don't want this they are being told that there's no money for nurses and teachers and firefighters because the country is broke but soon it seemingly endless funds for another war in another muslim country can ruin sarkozy and obama said could oppy must go and if the bombing doesn't work doesn't bad then mean in order not to feel that there has to be endless escalation an escalation ultimately leads to
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a military invasion if they can't stop or oust gadhafi i think that's where this is going even though they say it will never happen. well still ahead this hour we take you to the front lines of russia's fight against terror. being a policeman in russia's north caucasus region is a notoriously dangerous job we go on patrol in turbulent darkest hour on the front lines of the fight against islamic insurgents joining us on our special report in just a few minutes. for us our close up he travels to russia's far east to see how the locals are looking to him. to put them on track to check. on the first anniversary of the gulf of mexico oil disaster that killed eleven people and dumped billions of gallons of crude into the ocean. to. companies looking for others to play fighting big money courts and snow paying the price with health. five million barrels of oil in
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combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill a cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster and environmental group tested the blood of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of benzene thirty six times higher than normal courtroom. are truly want to work in the open a bottle or even a. master and work as a boat engineer he says he was in perfect health before he was exposed to the toxic chemicals in the gulf now he's fighting a bouquet of illnesses carlos will salute you little god a lecture both verbal usual for clayton is not alone in his fight george price owns a small boat yard in louisiana perfectly healthy just
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a year ago he has lost thirty pounds in the last few months george was diagnosed with severe anaemia a sinner and must still hold of the story and we. know you know dr michael robbie chom who's been practicing medicine in louisiana for forty years says he's never had such an influx of patients with respiratory and blood issues he fears the worst bits in distance treatment orders for girls robbie cha is one of a few gawkers who is outspoken about gulf coast residents same times connection with the toxic chemicals that they've been exposed to many other doctors refuse to recognize the cause as dr robbie cha says either because they don't have the necessary training or they don't want to be caught of course you don't want to. hurry up and people robbers and environmental just his group polled residents in several coastal communities almost half said they have experienced health problems
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like coughing skin and eye irritation or have aches that are consistent with common symptoms of chemical exposure doctors say the consequences of having for example benzene in the blood could be a lot more serious it can cause a decrease in red blood cells leading to a nino or a cancer of the blood forming organs it's very clear when you look at the ingredients those are all which is considered so. it is considered as rather a hazardous material total with the ingredients in the toxic dispersants. when you expose the good it actually creates a stir all its arms more toxic and these are exactly the types of chemicals that are truly literally in people's many of these factored gulf coast residents and those involved in the cleanup of the gulf say they are alone in their fight with the consequences of last year disaster many of them likely don't even have health coverage through. their should worship every day marine biologists are saying it's
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going to take at least twenty years for the gulf ecosystem to recover president obama signed a country's environmental agency to investigate health effects of the spill but many gulf coast residents are sure agency will do its best to sweep the findings under the rug i'm going to check out reporting from washington r.t. . but even a year after the largest accidents in the history of oil exploration not much has changed in terms of safety regulations in the u.s. scott roberts the director of the documentary gas oil says the corporations and the military because of america's oil addiction i think a lot of it has to do with the fact that well companies really don't. i care about the consumer and you know it's business as usual they're making billions billions of dollars in profits americans we like our big choice we really don't like to sacrifice our lifestyle for the better of the long term good it seems in the car companies are producing cars that has you these trucks things that really aren't
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that great on fuel economy always consumers are buying them so they're going to keep making them i think it comes down to money i think all companies they throw some money towards the alternative fuel industry and doing research you know a lot of that is green washing but why change business as usual when you're making billions of dollars we need powerful leadership in washington d.c. who is not afraid to point the finger at the oil industry create new legislation consumers need to find you know we live in a society where people know more about the american idol contestants than they do their own representatives we all have to get involved we have to push legislation and we have to vote in the people that are going to make a difference and do something about it. plenty more reports blogs analysis just a click away culture is a place to put the some of the stories they write. and write the even the in the sequence to. present some critics say he's treated on
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a nation waits. for us russian roulette to throw him busters deny any legal gambling. the story and others. ninety militants have been killed and dozens of terrorist attacks prevented a spike in security raids in russia recent lots of countries anti terror committee says north caucasus remains the main the training terrorists for police there conducting extremists on a daily basis has become already some bottom quarter constant. on the frontline in drug use in southern russia but this isn't about mr miles because of jamie's skin issues bombs and hit and run attacks make the transit. well. yes i'm afraid there has to be someone to do this job and recently the dangers of the job were brought home with a bang as this is a t.v.
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footage shows militants drive up and fire a burst from a kalashnikov into the police station door before speeding off. five minutes later a second car left behind explodes seven policemen wounded a local prosecutor's office and the federal security service building took the brunt of the blast. the local police chief isms no illusions about the viciousness of their opponents. as police we have to use only legal means to fight these militants however there is one birth here when these bandits these things like blowing up cars in busy street going with fight them in their own way the town of couldn't get itself as a modest trading center surrounded by the ridges many of which are friendly to the hardline wahhabi form of islam and the militants it's typical of many such places throughout washington of caucuses which is struggling with radical islamic insurgency locals refer to people joining the militants as having gone to the
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forest but can't understand how they justify their acts couldn't get it it's crucial to find a common language when those in a forest there should be a way to reach some compromise. in others sometimes it feels like i live not in dagestan but in afghanistan real muslims wouldn't go to the forest is on is a social religion and the forest is for animals not people in the bush i knew would not i don't curse the hubbies they're killing their brothers they're not real muslims you must monsters that are not the towns five hundred police are mostly muslim just like the militants even so they are usually the main terror target but there came to distinguish between hardened terrorists and new recruits. of course young people who made a mistaken way to defrost should be given a chance to mend their ways but those who persisted killing civilians and policeman will destroy them afterward seen enough of his opponents to know about their
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methods and motives however dangerous they are he doesn't think he faces a special threat. those who go to. forest are just. criminals they're just scum and it's awful that we use a slum to disguise the. back of the police station they're reinforcing the concrete barricades they want to be prepared for the next wave of kalashnikovs and car bombs were at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the town police say their life fair over the past decade has been one of virtual parties out there and yet nobody seem to be able to answer those two most obvious of questions how or when it might end tom barton artsy dagestan. the president of pakistan believes the solutions line improving the standard of living in the region and an interview with r.t. says it would help prevent militants from their ranks. the extremist ideology
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ists are exploiting the problems we are currently facing they are trying to convince the youth that the current law floridly the current regime is. they it appears want to live in a different state with totally different laws but ask this to prove that we can develop successfully the matters of upbringing no ideology or just as essential a generation of people have grown up who are not familiar with the soviet era traditions and values but don't have any new ideas or values to replace that in your this vacuum is being filled by various radicals and extremists is archy concern the point for the minds the sympathies of young people is essential you know not fight is going on everywhere these days especially in the media hostile forces are very anti will nuke on it for example if we are trying to oppose them i don't want your logy of peace and friendship. but what's the full version are so concerning us interview with the darkest hour
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president in just over time here out. a quick look now at some other news stories from around the world in australia saddam city has a coarsening of racial tension surgery simply nine buildings were destroyed by fire started lot of writers and trainees a crime going to the roof where they threw missiles at officers trying to gain control of the complex process in the country with conditions sensors become more frequent as the number of asylum seekers continues to rise. the twenty kilometer evacuation area around japan's paralyzed nuclear complex has become an official. announcement comes on the police more than sixty five and still living within the contaminated area the plant crippled by both the earthquake and tsunami has been hit by a series of explosions as a leaked radiation round and see people have been urged to leave the area all of them up to the disaster who was not in force. massive
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demonstrations are being held in cities across yemen with tens of thousands of people right from the streets the police and then i can permit protest of a shot dead in separate incidents one hundred twenty hundred killed since the uprising running for presidency on the instant he steps down immediately something he's rejected. in the nigeria where more than three hundred people accuse of pre-selection balance the rest of the north of the country was in rioters burned homes and police stations after results are plentiful taking the majority of birds in a presidential poll motion is divided between with the rate of rural districts sent off more than two hundred people have been killed tens of thousands of the gods. brother etc now after adventure with our tails we explore russia in place of.
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well. the most ambitious project. i travel some six thousand kilometers from. thousands. became a symbol of unity the close the crew and i welcome you to russia's far east in the transfer. it is a six hour flight from moscow but it feels a world away with modest living wide open spaces and a rich tapestry of diversity that includes indigenous people and those who hail from the former soviet states many of them came to this area with romantic notions of finding a new life and working to build the nation's infrastructure via the mainline bam
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project was meant to connect. with the far east but it also managed to unite people and to create a culture unique to this region but here's more on the people who took a chance on it and the controversy that surrounded it. young and optimistic they came from different soviet republics but unified in the same belief that if they built a more mainline regional prosperity would come known as the ban it was meant to protect the country's border with china to support the trans iberian railroad and to transport the area's natural resources patriotic romanticism fueled the project but it also diversified the region by bringing indigenous people together with newcomers like i am a crew member is merely a shandor. we don't regret coming here we love the beauty of the north in one thousand nine hundred two during the collapse of the u.s.s.r. we moved back to cause us down for a while but then returned in july we will mark our thirty first anniversary living
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here prison labor leader first tracks in one nine hundred thirty eight but world war two construction to win in building back up again in one nine hundred seventy four with the soviet secretary general famously declaring that only clean hands would build a dam burst the recruitment of members of the communist union of youth but politics to plans after course the soviet union. the construction of a century some cool projects were matters feel that many things failed to fruition with the fall of the u.s.s.r. came a stolid mining projects company simply stopped investing in the exploration of natural resources so with little to no product to transport and a peaceful relationship with china critics challenge the band's worthiness of its multi-billion dollar price tag retire geologist alexander has mixed feelings he's proud of what he and his colleagues accomplished however he's also disillusioned by
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time and really benefits dried up when the nation transition to democracy. people with romantic notions can search for any person benefits or profits and not period of time when we were young and healthy now are older and. decaying temporary homes darting a picturesque landscape visually reminds locals that economic prosperity has not yet come but a new anticipation hats and a real world that was a really traveled as increasing passenger and cargo commutes companies are investing in mining exploration and revving up hope that the real will be key in transporting natural resources in bringing you live to the local economy big tobacco bonnets came to work at them from ukraine russia thirty three in my native town they think that bomb is the road to nowhere but i think it's the road to the future we did the best we could and we were not paid much but did the utmost for the home want that's how we lived by going. to build
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a long lasting legacy for the nation that he and shandon's and many who worked in line believe will finally reap the benefits of their sacrifices just a bit and our teacher. thank. god it seems that the rich are medvedev is out to prove he's russia's guest on for an sake of more ways than one video the country's top man strutting his stuff on the dance floor has become an internet phenomenon. the feeling that it was snapped at the reunion part in the presence of the best of friends on twitter user describes his style as a single dad. watching if it helps the day the forty six year old little girl to buckle smiles let's head to the heights of his moves like
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a little sparky. but you follow that with a business he's with your car for just a few minutes. you're watching business i'll see you welcome to the for our ground top government officials will have to step down from the boards of state run companies bed to be replaced with independent directors the order was signed by president medvedev in a bit to improve the country's investment climate head of the association of independent directors says the move will help boost the market value of state corporations. i know this some are still represents
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a significant part so would you be and so much of the musician that's why the government is where imports from are all improving in the. country economic efficiency and compared to most improvements of the wall performance in the state on compromise will increase the role of this complements and all and so on and also will remove four so-called corporate governance discount it way by the end improve national interests. russian oil pipeline monopoly transnet says it may file a lawsuit against china in a london court over under payments for oil supplies it grants a legal action lies in chinese part not c m p c's failure to meet they agreed price through the letter but before going to call the pipeline monopoly hoped that all the shit really gave sanctions transnet says it's a monthly losses are valued at around twenty million dollars while the overall debt exceeded one hundred nine dollars. let's have a look at the global markets with a four percent gain so far this month ordering
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a ten percent rise in march crude prices and keeping their heads out w.h.y. is now floating around two hundred twelve dollars a barrel and branches slightly more than one hundred twenty four dollars a barrel the. gold price of advance to a new all time record topping fifteen hundred dollars an ounce not silver trading about forty five dollars was the highest level in three decades worldwide inflation and death concerns are both a stream precious metals which rest a stone to have a share. from a book called says gold is also being. if you think the past hundred years or so we salute traditional wheeling and someone's portfolio for gold and globally there's anywhere from three to five percent right now below one percent so clearly there's huge room for gold go back to the mean if you will to basically have gold but please the traditional role of being sort of insurance on it in the best report for us right now despite the moves in gold really the world is not over of us that it will be any means. in asia journeys stalks
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a building and gangs in the previous session tech stocks are on the rise up to us companies reported strong earnings t.v. k. corp is up three point six percent and he touches two point one percent this hour on hong kong inspired by a strong overnight rally on wall street and i'm sure. that stocks of beating the gains petro china is out all the stupid stunt and industrial and commercial bank of china gains one point two percent of the sun and here in russia the markets have opened in the block and positive news from abroad and stronger all price but it's been my six and ts are gaining more than one just. to see the sizes of russia grew as much as four point one percent is based on the growth has accelerated compared to last year when it reached three points in the same period prime minister vladimir putin had earlier pledged to tame the annual inflation to moderate seven point five percent. while you're up to date latest headlines with kerry coming up next.
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